Find your current system configuration in IBM i

You can use the System Service Tools in the i operating system to find your current system configuration.

Before you begin, you need to know the location codes used for the PCI adapter slots on the system with which you are working. See the following topics as needed to identify the location codes for specific system units:

To find your current system configuration, start an i session and sign on. If you have more than one system, start a session on the system that is being upgraded and for which you have service tools authority. Follow these steps:

Type strsst on the command line of the Main Menu and press Enter.
Type your service tools user ID and service tools password on the Start Service Tools (STRSST) Sign On display and press Enter.
Select Start a service tool from the System Service Tools (SST) display and press Enter.
Select Hardware service manager from the Start a Service Tool display and press Enter.
Select Packaging hardware resources (system, frames, cards) from the Hardware Service Manager display and press Enter.
Type 9 on the System Unit line and press Enter.
Select Include empty positions.
Look for the PCI adapter location codes in the Location column.
Write down the Type-Model number for each PCI adapter location. Some adapters can show multiple, virtual ports. It is not necessary to write down these virtual locations.
Write down any PCI adapter locations that are listed in the Description column as an Empty Position. The Type-Model number is blank for empty positions.
Press F12 to return to the previous window.
Do you have an expansion unit attached?
- No: Go to Placing adapters in the system.
- Yes: Do the following:
  1. Type 9 for the System Expansion Unit field and press Enter.
  2. Repeat steps 7-11 for each expansion unit.
  3. Go to Placing an adapter in an expansion unit.